According to one embodiment, a system for protecting a vehicle from projectiles includes a detection component, a selection component, and an ignition component. In one embodiment, the detection component detects one or more projectiles having a first trajectory that is incident to a first location on the vehicle. In one embodiment, the selection component automatically selects two or more rockets mounted on the vehicle that, when ignited, produce a plurality of exhaust streams configured to deflect the one or more projectiles to a second trajectory. In one embodiment, the second trajectory is not incident to the first location on the vehicle. In one embodiment, the ignition component ignites the selected two or more rockets.